April 1, 2011

April 1, 2011

Announcements

Yale and Gilead Sciences Announce Cancer Research Collaboration

Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Yale School of Medicine today announced the formation of a multi-year research collaboration focused on the discovery of novel cancer therapies. The research effort will initially span four years with an option to renew for up to ten years. Gilead will provide $40 million in research support and basic science infrastructure development during the initial four-year period, and will provide a total of up to $100 million over ten years should the collaboration be extended through that timeframe. Gilead will have the first option to license Yale inventions that result from the collaboration.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Alfred Ian Lee, MD, PhD to the position of Assistant Professor of Hematology.

Alfred's clinical expertise in the treatment of lymphoma and his reputation for exemplary patient care will be a great addition to the Hematology Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven.

American Association for Cancer Research Meeting

I am looking forward to joining many of you at the annual AACR meeting this weekend. Several members of the Yale faculty and staff are scheduled to present lectures, symposiums, and educational and poster sessions.

This year's agenda includes the following participants from Yale:

Symposiums:

Late Breaking Research

Thomas Lynch - Discussant

Sunday, Apr 03, 2011, 4:05 PM - 4:15 PM

Room W415 B/C, (Valencia Ballroom), Orange County Convention Center

MicroRNAs as therapeutics and therapeutic targets

Frank Slack

Monday, Apr 04, 2011, 1:35 PM - 1:55 PM

Room W415 B/C, (Valencia Ballroom), Orange County Convention Center

Placebo controls in low resource countries where known effective therapy is unavailable for economic or logistical reasons: Ethical considerations

Melinda Irwin has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Society for Women's Health Research in partnership with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to study the link between exercise and breast cancer. The grant is shared with Dr. Jennifer Ligibel at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Dr. Deborah Dillon at Brigham and Women's Hospital. The research project will examine pre-operative exercise on tumor markers in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.

Abhijit Patel has been awarded the Yale School of Public Health Ovarian Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Research Award. The award of $105,000 will support his research into next generation sequencing for early detection of ovarian tumor DNA in blood.

Qin Yan was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the Melanoma Research Foundation to study the Roles of Epigenetic Regulator JARID1B in Metastatic Melanoma.

Funding and Award Opportunities

Connecticut Department of Public Health: Tobacco Use Cessation Programs

The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) announces the release of a Request for Proposal (DPH RFP # 2011-0917) for tobacco use cessation services in Connecticut, especially targeting populations that have a documented disparate use of tobacco products compared to the general population.

DPH is looking for contractors to provide group and individual tobacco use cessation counseling services to Connecticut residents.

Nominations are open for the 13th annual Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award. This prestigious award honors caregivers in the New England region who display extraordinary compassion in caring for patients. The winner will receive $5,000 and four finalists will receive $1,000 each.

The Program for Research Leadership (PRL) is a Connecticut-focused grant program that will support transdisciplinary teams of health researchers led by a principal investigator who has demonstrated leadership in innovative and useful health research and in transferring knowledge gained from research into clinical and/or public health practice. The overall goal of the program is to fund rigorous health research that incorporates effective approaches to translating research knowledge into practice. The program provides opportunities for the team members to enhance their expertise in transdisciplinary work and knowledge translation. This is a four-year award granting up to $200,000 per year. Total grant award is up to $800,000 (plus 10% indirect costs on an annual basis). The foundation will make one Program for Research Leadership grant award in 2011.

Portion of BJ's Membership Fee to be Donated to Yale Cancer Center
Between now and April 22, any new or renewing memberships at BJ's Wholesale Club will be offered at a reduced rate, with $5 from each membership going to support Yale Cancer Center.

After successful partnerships in the past, BJ's and Yale Cancer Center have decided to team up again in an effort to raise money for cancer research. Through this special arrangement with BJ's, memberships will be offered at a reduced rate of only $40 for 14 months, which is 2 months of free membership. For each complete membership application received before the deadline, BJ's will donate $5 to Yale Cancer Center.

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